Hugo van der Goes is certainly the most important Netherlandish artist of the second half of the 15th century, whose works were coveted by members of the court as well as by the civic elite, ranging from Archduke Maximilian of Austria to the rich Florentine merchant Tomaso Portinari. His inventions...

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Main Author:	Kemperdick, Stephan 1960- (Author)
Format:	Electronic Video
Language:	English
Published:	Florenz KHI Florenz 2023
Subjects:	Goes, Hugo van der > 1440-1482 > Portinari-Altar Goes, Hugo van der > 1440-1482 > Geburt Christi mit den anbetenden Hirten Goes, Hugo van der > 1440-1482 > Tod Mariä Goes, Hugo van der > 1440-1482 Goes, Hugo van der > 1440-1482 > Anbetung der Könige Holztafel Rezeption Verrücktheit Devotio moderna Genie Malgrund Künstler
Links:	https://vimeo.com/792245671 https://www.khi.fi.it/en/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/2022/12/hugo-van-der-goes-pictorial-logic.php
Summary:	Hugo van der Goes is certainly the most important Netherlandish artist of the second half of the 15th century, whose works were coveted by members of the court as well as by the civic elite, ranging from Archduke Maximilian of Austria to the rich Florentine merchant Tomaso Portinari. His inventions and re-formulations of standard themes of Christian iconography became a source of inspiration for generations of artists. Starting in 1467, Hugo worked as a master painter in Ghent but withdrew around 1476 to a monastery near Brussels to become a lay brother. He continued to work there until he was suddenly seized by a mental disease, and died soon afterwards in about 1482. These circumstances in particular have time and again been seen as a key to the understanding of Hugo’s artistic language. The preparations for an exhibition on Hugo van der Goes – the first one ever – and of the accompanying comprehensive catalogue have led to a certain reassessment of the artist and his development. The first part of my talk will address this issue and discuss the image of the artist, as it has developed in the literature. The second part of the lecture will deal with an idiosyncratic, even peculiar aspect of Hugo’s work. He is known for powerful, often monumental figures and subtle use of colour, two aspects that stand out from the preceding Northern painting. Lesser known, however, is that the artist often paid great attention to small, sometimes even inconspicuous details. These are not mere enrichments or decoration, but often follow a highly developed logic otherwise foreign to the art of the day. Sometimes they even offer new sense to a whole composition. A close reading of some works of the artist, especially the Portinari Altarpiece in the Uffizi, will demonstrate this hitherto unnoticed, highly sophisticated aspect of a major painter of the Northern Renaissance.
Item Description:	Video. - This lecture took place on 1 December 2022. - Dauer: 1:07:24
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